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    HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-03

    Pragmatic clinical trials to optimise immunotherapeutic interventions for patients with refractory cancers

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    Supporting the implementation of the Cancer Mission · HORIZON-RIA · Needs partners

    15 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €7M–€8M
    Indicative, per project
    ~3
    Grants expected
    71
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds large clinical trials that test cancer immunotherapies in real-world hospital settings, comparing existing treatment options to find out what actually works best for patients whose cancer hasn't responded to standard therapy. The goal is to give doctors and health systems solid evidence so they can choose more effective, affordable and personalised treatments, and to help governments decide what to reimburse.

    biotechnology · pharmaceuticals · diagnostics · public health · digital health

    Who wins this

    Academic-led, multi-disciplinary consortiums including hospitals, researchers, patient groups and health authorities across multiple European countries running investigator-initiated randomised clinical trials in oncology.

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    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €7M–€8M
    Funding model
    Lump sum — paid per completed work package, no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Eligible applicants
    research organisation, academia, healthcare providers, patient organisations, SMEs, charities and foundations, civil society, public authorities
    Also required
    Successful proposals must join the 'Diagnosis and Treatment' cluster for the EU Cancer Mission and budget for related networking and joint activities; evaluation thresholds are 4/4/4 with a cumulative minimum of 12.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes The thresholds for each criterion will be 4 (Excellence), 4 (Impact) and 4 (Implementation). The cumulative threshold is 12. are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 71 past winners

    INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY · FR
    13 wins
    led 1
    EUROPEAN CANCER ORGANISATION · BE
    12 wins
    OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF · NO
    12 wins
    led 2
    FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI · IT
    11 wins
    led 2
    CHARITE - UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN · DE
    11 wins
    led 2
    HUS-YHTYMA · FI
    10 wins

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